With print speeds up to 28 color or monochrome ppm and a first-page-out time of less than 15 seconds, the Infoprint Color 1228 provides exceptional color quality at outstanding print speeds. Its wide-format capability is ideal for printing financial statements, spreadsheets, brochures and much more.

At a Glance The Infoprint Color 1228 is a high-value, wide-format workgroup laser color printer that delivers up to 28 PPM with outstanding performance and reliability.

This printer can help you improve:

Productivity with up to 28 PPM print speed in both monochrome and color

Flexibility with A3/Ledger support and a broad range of paper handling options

Document quality with 2400 image quality emulation

Data stream support with PCL 6 and PostScript Level 3 standard

Printer management with robust printer-management software

Overview The IBM Infoprint Color 1228 is a superior-quality, medium-volume, wide-format color laser printing solution for the workgroup environment. The printer offers great value with up to 28 page-per-minute (PPM) monochrome and 28 PPM color capabilities, all for an affordable price.

The Infoprint Color 1228 provides:

High-performance controller technology using a 400 MHz RISC processor

A3/Ledger media support

64 MB of memory (512 MB maximum) standard

Toner saver mode for reduced toner usage

Automatic color correction

Optional token-ring, Ethernet, and Coax/Twinax connectivity options

Optional finisher with stapling, hole punching, and job offsetting

Robust driver support, including Linux

Description The IBM Infoprint Color 1228 is an A3/Ledger color laser printer with print speeds of up to 28 pages per minute.

Infoprint Color 1228 media handling capabilities include:

One 550-sheet tray and one 100-sheet auxiliary tray standard for a total of 650 sheets standard input capacity on all models. The network module comes with a second 550-sheet drawer for 1,200 sheets standard input capacity.

Optional 550-sheet drawers and one 3,000-sheet high capacity feeder for a maximum 5,300 sheets input capacity.

Optional duplex for two-sided printing.

One 550-sheet face-down output bin and one 100-sheet face-up output bin standard for a total of 650 sheets standard output capacity.

Optional staple/punch finisher with a 1,000-sheet output bin for 1,650 sheets maximum output capacity. It requires either printer cabinet or 2 x 550-sheet drawer with base or two 550-sheet drawers and printer base as prerequisites.

Usage Rates:The maximum monthly usage is 100,000 impressions. IBM does not recommend printing to the monthly maximum on a consistent basis.

Infoprint Color 1228 Models:

The Infoprint Color 1228 printer has two base models and two network models. All models include the printer with 64 MB memory. Model 001 is the low-voltage model and Model 002 is the high-voltage model.

The network models include a 10/100BaseTX Fast Ethernet card and a second 550-sheet drawer.

Model n01 is the low-voltage model and Model n02 is the high-voltage model.

The standard memory is soldered on the controller board. There are two slots available for SDRAM memory and flash memory. The controller supports a maximum of 512 MB of SDRAM memory (total of soldered and memory slots). A maximum of 32 MB of optional flash memory is supported.

The Toner Darkness setting offers four user-selectable levels to balance your needs for print darkness and toner savings. The higher the value selected, the darker the print (level 4 is darkest setting). On the other hand, a lower number means more toner savings (level 1 is lightest setting). Level 4 is the default setting. The Infoprint Color 1228 offers up to 50% toner savings with a setting of "1", thus reducing the cost of printing.

The Toner Darkness menu is available through the operator panel under the Print Quality menu.

Printer Mode Time (seconds)------------ --------------Monochrome 15.0Color 15.0Note:First Copy time is defined as the elapsed time when hitting enteron the PC to the page exiting to the output bin. Paper is picked fromthe primary tray and paper exits to the primary output bin. Media isletter size paper printed in 300 and 600 dpi simplex printing.

Print Area

The Infoprint Color 1228 printable area is limited to within 4.2 mm (0.167 in.) of top, bottom, left or right edges of the media. Any information placed outside this specified printable area will not print.

Print Quality

General Statement on Print Quality

The Infoprint Color 1228 will provide satisfactory print quality and feed reliability when using paper designed for use with xerographic copiers and laser printers. During the life of the printer, components are subject to wear based on usage. Printers continuously operating at or near the maximum duty cycle may require service for replacement of these components to ensure high quality printing and good performance throughout the life of the printer.

Color Registration and Density

The Infoprint Color 1228 performs plane-to-plan color registration automatically. When prompted, the printer images directly on the transfer belt (rather than the media), measures the color registration and adjusts the image timing appropriately.

Applies a color correction algorithm that produces brighter, more saturated colors. May be selected for all incoming color formats.

sRGB Display

Applies color correction to produce output that approximates the colors displayed on a computer monitor.

sRGB Vivid

Increased color saturation for the sRGB Display color correction.

RGB Off

No color correction is implemented.

US CMYK

Applies color correction to approximate SWOP R color output.

Vivid CMYK

Increased color saturation for the US CMYK color correction.

CMYK Off

No color correction is implemented.

Euro CMYK

Applies color correction to approximate EuroScale color output

Data Streams

The Infoprint Color 1228 supports the following data streams:

PostScript Level 3 Emulation

PCL 6 Emulation

Fonts

Fonts and Symbol Sets

There are 83 symbol sets in the PCL 6 emulation to support all the languages that use these characters. The symbol set names are listed below. Not all symbol sets are supported by all fonts. Refer to the Technical Reference manual or use the printer operator panel to find which symbol sets are supported by each font.

The Infoprint Color 1228 will have UTF-8 code support standard. UTF-8 code is a particular way in which fonts are accessed. UTF-8 code is a particular way in which fonts are accessed. UTF-8 is available for PCL and PostScript fonts.

The fonts in the PCL emulation are compatible with the fonts in the HP4500 (HP trademark) and include four additional fonts and many extra symbol sets to support extra languages and applications. The fonts in the PostScript emulation are compatible with Adobe PostScript 3 and include 20 additional fonts above and beyond the Adobe PostScript 3 fonts.

Note:Not all fonts support all of t/bhe symbol sets. Refer to the Technical Reference manual for your specific printer or use your printer operator panel to find which symbol sets are supported by each font.

Media Support

All models come standard with one 550-sheet paper drawer and one 100-sheet auxiliary tray. One 550-sheet face down output bin and one 100-sheet face up output bin are standard. See tables below for standard and maximum media capacities.

Preprinted forms and letterheads should be selected using guidelines found in the printer User's Guide. The chemical process used in preprinting may render some papers unsuitable for use with the Infoprint Color 1228

MarkVision Professional and printer drivers are provided on the Drivers, MarkVision, and Utilities CD that is packaged with the printer. See Publications section for details. MarkVision Professional for Sun Solaris, SuSE Linux, Red Hat Linux, HP-UX and IBM AIX operating systems are available from the IBM Web site.

The Windows software applications, which operate in the operating systems listed above, are best suited to run with the drivers supplied with the printer. These drivers for Windows take advantage of your printer functions and increase the printer performance wherever possible.

Operating Systems

Infoprint Color 1228 is compatible with applications running under the following operating systems for either local or network connections: For information about USB connections, see Local Connections.

MarkVision Professional is a cross-platform print management solution that enables IT administrators to proactively monitor and manage network devises in an enterprise environment via a web browser. It provides IT administrators with realtime device status and information, centralized device setup, remote printer monitoring and management, and asset management capabilities.

MarkVision Messenger

MarkVision Messenger provides real-time notification of printer conditions via e-mail, paging, or other applications and facilitates automated responses to these conditions before they become critical and disruptive to user productivity. MarkVision Messenger enhances administrators' quality for service and improves end-user productivity and satisfaction.

NetPnP (provided on CD)

NetPnP senses when a new IBM printer is attached to the network and automatically creates a shared printer object on the Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 system. Furthermore, NetPnP notifies end-users via e-mail that the new network printer is available for printing. Designed for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 environments, Net PnP makes the Infoprint Color 1228 printers available to end-users within seconds of network attachment.

Software Installation and Distribution tools (provided on CD)

In Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 environments, these tools enable administrators to push printer software installation to other Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 workstations or to write a script that will install specified printer software on specified Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 workstations on the network. In Windows 9X environments, it enables administrators to write installation scripts that can then be distributed to other workstations. When executed, these scripts will silently install all specified IBM software.

Solaris Ready for Sun customers

These printers are certified Solaris Ready by Sun and include Infoprint Color 1228 Enhanced Printer Drivers for Sun Systems and Sun specific documentation seamless installation and use in Sun Solaris environments. The IBM network printers are Ethernet-ready for use in Sun networks.

The IBM printers with USB interfaces are certified for USB attachment to Sun Blade workstations and Sun Ray appliances. MarkVision Professional is available from the IBM Web site.

This input option can be installed beneath the printer to offer an added input source which holds approximately 550 sheets of 20 lb. paper.

(#4501) Heavy Media Tray

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = no maximum

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

This tray is intended for special media, such as transparencies, labels and glossy paper. For such media, this tray may be used in place of the standard tray shipped with the 550-sheet drawer. Limitations of this tray include:

This optional finisher has two output bins with bin full and empty sensing (face down bin only) and supports stapling, hole punching and offset stacking. The finisher installed on the side of the printer. This version of the finisher comes with a 3 hole punch (letter).

Total capacity for the finisher is 1,100 sheets and with 100 sheets for the face up bin and 1,000 sheets for the face down bin. The face up bin on the finisher takes the place of the standard face up bin on the printer.

Stapled jobs go to the face down bin only. Maximum stapled set is 30 sheets (20 lb). Punched jobs can go to either output bin. Offset jobs go to the face down bin only.

(#4622) Staple/Punch Finisher (4 hole)

The finisher is identical to the 3 hole finisher except it has a four hole (A4) punch. See 3 hole finisher (FC 4621) description.

(#4530) Printer Cabinet

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

Conflict = This feature is mutually exclusive with the Printer Base (FC 4531) and 2x550-Sheet Drawer with Base (FC 4506)

This option attaches below the printer and raises the printer to the correct height for the High-Capacity Feeder and/or Finisher to be installed.

(#4531) Printer Base

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

Conflict = This feature is mutually exclusive with the Printer Cabinet (FC 4530) and 2x550-Sheet Drawer with Base (FC 4506)

This option attaches below the printer and when used with two optional 550-sheet drawers, it raises the printer to the correct height for the High-Capacity Feeder and/or Finisher to be installed.

Memory and Flash Memory Features

The Infoprint Color 1228 has two slots for memory and flash memory features. A maximum of 512 MB of memory and 32 MB of flash memory is supported.

Only one flash memory feature is allowed. If more than one flash feature is installed, the feature with the largest capacity is used. If a flash feature and an Optra Forms flash feature are both installed, the Optra Forms flash feature is used.

The memory features for the printer include:

(#4364) 64 MB Memory DIMM

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 2

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

(#4390) 128 MB Memory DIMM

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 2

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

(#4391) 256 MB Memory DIMM

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 2

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

The flash memory features for the printer include:

(#4032) 4 MB Flash DIMM

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

(#4034) 8 MB Flash DIMM

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

(#4036) 16 MB Flash DIMM

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

If larger storage is required, an optional hard disk feature is also available.

The hard disk with adapter feature is required for a hard disk support. The adapter plugs into a disk interface slot and does not take up a memory or interface slot.

Local Connections Internal Local Connection Features

In addition to the standard USB port for all models and standard parallel port on the base models, each Infoprint Color 1228 model has one interface slot that can be used for optional network connections or local connections.

The following local connection options are supported:

(#4130) Tri-Port Adapter

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

The Tri-Port Adapter supports three interfaces:

RS-232/RS-422 Serial:

This serial port utilizes a standard 25-pin D-shell female connector at speeds up to 115,200 bps. It can be connected to most systems that support an RS-232C or RS-422 interface. Serial baud rates range from 1200 to 115,200 bps.

Apple Macintosh or LocalTalk:

This port utilizes a standard 8-pin LocalTalk port for direct connection to an Apple Macintosh or LocalTalk network.

Infrared:

The Infrared adapter (FC 4131) is required to use this port. The infrared adapter plugs into this port and provides a wireless I/R connection at up to 4 megabit per second (mbps).

(#4131) Infrared Adapter

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = Tri-Port Adapter (FC 4130), Corequisite = none

The Infrared adapter plugs into the Tri-Port adapter and provides a wireless interface for devices such as laptop computers and handheld computers and pocket PCs. Its transfer rates are up to 4 mbps.

This adapter is installed on the printer's parallel port and receives its power through the parallel port. It utilizes a standard 25-pin D-shell females connector and supports baud rates up to 19,200 bps for RS-232C or 38,400 bps for RS-422.

(#4135) Parallel 1284 C-B Adapter

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = no maximum

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

This adapter allows an RS-232C Serial/Parallel port with a type C connector (1284-C) to accept a cable with a type B connector (1284-B).

(#4136) Parallel Card and 1284-C Cable

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

This feature includes both the RS-232C Serial/Parallel 1284-C Interface Card and a Parallel 1284-C 6-foot cable.

(#4137) Parallel Card and C-B Adapter

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

This feature includes both the Parallel 1284 C-B Adapter (FC 4135) and the RS-232C Serial/Parallel 1284-C Interface Card (FC 4133).

Cable Features (#4182) Parallel 1284-C Cable 6 Ft.

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = no maximum

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

For personal Computers and UNIX Workstations, the recommended PC parallel printer cable is required for attachment of the Infoprint Color 1128. It must be ordered separately.

(#4180) 10 Ft. Parallel Cable

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = no maximum

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

For parallel attachment, this cable is recommended for ten feet or less and must be ordered separately.

(#4181) 20 Ft. Parallel Cable

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = no maximum

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

For parallel attachment, this cable is recommended for twenty feet or less and must be ordered separately.

(#4183) 50 Ft. Serial Cable

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = no maximum

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

For serial attachment, this cable is recommended for fifty feet or less and must be ordered separately.

(#4184) 2-meter USB Cable

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = no maximum

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

For USB attachment, this USB cable is recommended and must be ordered separately.

Network cards plug into the one interface slot. Only card is allowed per network protocol. That is, only one Ethernet and only one Token-Ring card. Any of the non base models have Ethernet onboard and cannot have a 10/100BaseTX card installed. These models can have the 10Base/2 card installed but it will disable the onboard Ethernet.

(#4168) Fiber SC Card

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

This print server allows the printer to connect a 100BaseFX fiber optic Ethernet network. This card supports multimode fiber (62.5/125um) and has a duplex SC connector.

(#4169) Fiber MTRJ Card

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

This print server allows the printer to connect a 100BaseFX fiber optic Ethernet network. This card supports multimode fiber (62.5/li/125um) and has a female MTRJ connector.

Conflict = This feature cannot be installed in the network printer models, N01 and N02

(#4161) Ethernet 10BaseT/2

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

Conflict = This feature will disable the onboard ethernet on the network printer models, N01 and N02

(#4168) Fiber SC Card

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

This print server allows the printer to connect a 100BaseFX fiber optic Ethernet network. This card supports multimode fiber (62.5/125um) and has a duplex SC connector.

(#4169) Fiber MTRJ Card

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = none

This print server allows the printer to connect a 100BaseFX fiber optic Ethernet network. This card supports multimode fiber (62.5/125um) and has a female MTRJ connector.

(#4170) 802.11b Adapter

Minimum required: 0

Maximum allowed: 1

Prerequisite: Network model or Ethernet feature

Co-requisite: None

This feature allows the printer to be connected directly to a wireless LAN using the IEEE 802.11b wireless standard. This standard operates at speeds of up to 11 megabits per second (Mbps). The range of this wireless adapter depends on the environment, whether used indoors or outdoors and building contruction. Typical indoor ranges are 20-50 meters and outdoor ranges are 100-200 meters. Performance will degrade with distance. The wireless LAN feature is compliant with any WiFi-compliant device.

The feature is an external adapter that connects to the ethernet port on the printer. The ethernet port can be the standard port that comes on any network model, or an internal ethernet or external print server port. This feature includes a cable that plus into the Ethernet port.

Network Cards for External Print Servers Features

These external Print Server features allow the printer to be connected to a network using the printer's parallel or serial port. These features are in addition to any internal print server features.

The printer with standard Ethernet MarkNet N2000 Series internal print servers and the MarkNet X2000 Series external print servers support a Resident Web page with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later and Netscape Navigator 4.5 or later for Windows 95/98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 or Windows NT.

The Card for IPDS and SCS/TNe provides AFP/IPDS and SCS (LU1) data stream support for IBM mainframe and iSeries computers. The Card for IPDS and SCS/TNe allows customers to print AFP/IPDS or SCS(LU1) documents over TCP/IP to LAN printers or over distributed SNA networks using the Coax/Twinax Adapter for SCS with a coaxial or twinaxial cable connected printer.

Detailed information on this feature is provided below. This feature is installed in the optional firmware slot. It supports monochrome printing only.

IPDS is only supported for Single Byte Character Set and does not support Double Byte Character Set.

Differences Between These Printer's IPDS and Previous IBM Printers

The Infoprint Color 1220 and 1228 printers have a different level IPDS support than the previous IBM workgroup printers. Some key differences are:

For emulation, the Infoprint 11xx printers emulate the 4028, 4312, 4317, 4324, 3812/16, and 3112/16. These are LF1 emulations ONLY.

Infoprint Color 1220 and 1228 printers do not support "Manage IPDS Dialog".

Details on Card for IPDS and SCS/TNe Emulation

Product Overview:

The SCS/TNe or IPDS configuration settings can be changed using MarkNet print server's resident web server, a browser and the printer's IP address.

For IPDS emulation printing, the capture of outline fonts (LF3) is now supported.

For Infoprint Color 1220 and 1228 and IPDS emulation, staple and offset stacking for the finisher are supported.

For Infoprint and IPDS emulation, offset stacking is supported in the printer's standard bin and the finisher bin. Stapling is supported for the finisher.

These affordable Cards for IPDS and SCS/TNe provide configuration flexibility and compatibility for AFP/IPDS or SCS printing over TCP/IP to LAN printers. These Cards for IPDS and SCS/TNe are compatible with IBM mainframe or IBM iSeries applications that generate SCS (LU1) output or with applications that output AFP/IPDS through Print Services Facility (PSF).

IBM continues to make it easy for IS/IT managers to have an affordable printing solution in a distributed network or on a LAN for applications or software that generate AFP/IPDS or SCS. This includes:

Using AFP/IPDS and PSF, capture fonts to hard disk or to flash memory resulting in reduced network traffic over LAN, coaxial or twinaxial connections.

Supports TN3270E or TN5250E SCS (LU1) over the LAN using TCP/IP with Telnet.

No changes to host applications.

Supports emulation of common IBM IPDS and SCS printers.

Additional or new remote controllers with twinax or coax cabling are unnecessary. However, twinax and coax connections continue to be available using the Coax/Twinax Adapter for SCS.

With a card and the standard Ethernet network port or a MarkNet print server using TCP/IP, the printer becomes an IBM host workstation printer capable of printing AFP/IPDS or SCS documents from an iSeries or System/390 computer.

With the appropriate host software and one of these options, the IBM printer emulates an IBM mainframe or iSeries host printer. See the compatibility section for details.

With the TN3270E and TN5250E extended Telnet protocol support in these options, the printer emulates one TN3270E printer session and up to 4 TN5250E printer sessions using the LU1 SCS data stream over TCP/IP. This is supported directly from an iSeries or from a mainframe using TCP/IP or through any TN3270E capable gateway that supports TN3270E according to RFC 2355. The DSC/DSE or SCS data streams over LU3 or LU0 are not supported. The Telnet protocol function is only supported with through the standard Ethernet network port or with the MarkNet N2000 print servers. See the Compatibility section for more details.

The printer can be configured to take advantage of additional RAM, and when attached to a LAN through the standard Ethernet port or a MarkNet print server, can save IPDS resources to improve performance for complex IPDS print jobs with host resources such as fonts, overlays or page segments.

The IPDS emulation supports the IPDS data and resource towers. SBCS fonts can now be downloaded, captured and saved to hard disk or flash memory in the printer. The US Postal Bar code POSTNET font and the Euro currency symbol are supported within IPDS.

The Euro currency symbol is also supported for the SCS, PostScript and PCL 6 emulations.

The font complement for the IBM Coordinated Scalable Font Set provides support for Latin 1 languages in 3 Letter Gothic (medium, bold and italic) and 3 Prestige (medium, bold and italic) scalable typestyles. Scalable OCR-A and OCR-B typestyles are supported.

The following fonts are supported using bitmaps: APL 12, Boldface PS, Boldface Italic PS, OCR-A 10, OCR-B 10 and Prestige PS. The OCR bitmap fonts have different FGIDs than the scalable font versions.

The IBM 4028 Compatibility Font set consists of 22 fixed pitch typestyles supported by bitmap fonts. Times Roman typestyles (13) are created from Times New Roman scalable typestyles of the same weight and style.

Fonts can also be captured dynamically and saved (cached) to hard disk or flash memory in the printer. A captured font then appears as a printer resident font. If many fonts are used in the jobs that are printed, capturing fonts and saving them in the printer will decrease network traffic on busy networks.

PSF defines fonts as either public or private. In order to capture a font, it must be marked as eligible and public. A private font is not eligible to be captured.

Note:Do not mark sensitive fonts such as signatures and MICR fonts as eligible to be captured. Check the font licensing information before a font is made eligible for capture.

If a font is to be captured, the appropriate files for the coded font or character set and code page resources must all be marked.

The printer must also be defined as capable to capture fonts in PSF. For bitmap fonts, the font resolution of the font captured must match the resolution of the emulated printer for it to be recognized by the printer as a printer resident font. For example, the IBM 3812 and 3816 printer emulations require 240 dpi fonts. The IBM 4028 printer emulation requires 300 dpi fonts.

iSeries

On the iSeries, Font capture is supported by OS/400 V4R5 or later. To define the printer as capable to capture, in the PSF configuration (CRTPSFCFG/CHGPSFCFG), set FNTCAPTURE (*YES).

Eligible fonts must be marked. Display the font attributes to identify marked fonts (DSPFNTRSCA). Verify that *YES is specified for the Font Capture attribute. Use Create Font Resource (CRTFNTRSC) to mark font resources from other systems. Use Change Font Resource (CHGFNTRSC) to mark fonts that are not marked as eligible.

For a font to be eligible for capture, it must have non zero fields for FGID and GCSGID. Any fonts captured and saved in the printer's hard disk or flash memory are saved across instances of the writer.

Mainframe (OS/390 or z/OS)

Font capture is supported by PSF for OS/390 or z/OS. Use APSRMARK to mark eligible fonts if they are not already marked. The IBM Font Collection fonts are already marked as eligible for capture.

Font capture is supported by PSF for OS/390 or z/OS 2.2.1 with APAR DY43969. With PSF for OS/390 or z/OS, use APSRMARK to mark eligible fonts if they are not already marked.

SCS Font and Typestyle Support

The SCS emulation uses the default resolution set using the Quality menu from the printer's operator panel. The SCS emulation in the card uses PCL fonts from the printer firmware. If the printer is set to 600 dpi, then all SCS data is printed with 600 dpi PCL fonts. It is possible to imbed PCL and PJL commands into the SCS data stream and pass them to the printer utilizing ASCII transparency.

On the iSeries, fonts can be selected by specifying the FGID (Font Global Identifier) or by characters per inch (CPI). With IBM mainframes, only CPI font selection is possible.

For the Card for IPDS and SCS/TNe, IPDS is supported under the IPDS MENU settings and SCS is supported under the SCS/TNe MENU settings.

Notes:

Microcode updates and User's Guides are available from the IBM web site.

See the appropriate User's Guide for configuration instructions.

When the printer is emulating an IBM printer, the function supported depends on the IBM host software.

For Direct Network Attachment - Hardware Compatibility

When the printer contains an optional Card for IPDS and SCS/TNe, it attaches to a network using one of the following MarkNet print servers:

Standard Ethernet (100BaseTX/10BaseT) Network port in the printer

MarkNet(tm) N2000 Series print servers

MarkNet X2000 Series print servers (AFP/IPDS only)

MarkNet Pro print servers (AFP/IPDS only)

The optional MarkNet print servers support Token-Ring (4Mbps or 16 Mbps), Ethernet 10BaseT/10Base2 and Ethernet 100BaseTX/10BaseT with the following Network Operating Systems:

Novell NetWare (including NetWare Directory Services - NDS and NDPS)

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server

TokenTalk and EtherTalk

The following UNIX platforms:

Caldera OpenLinux

IBM AIX

Compaq Tru64 (Digital)

HP-UX

Red Hat Linux

SCO OpenServer

UnixWare

SGI IRIX

Sun Solaris

Sun Solaris x86

SuSE

Linux

TurboLinux.

Notes:

MarkNet N2000 microcode level 3.15.x or later is required for SCS/TNe support.

For OptraImage network ports, microcode level 5.15.x or later is required for SCS/TNe support.

Any MarkNet X2000 microcode level provides AFP/IPDS support only.

For IPDS printing, a minimum of 16MB of printer memory is required.

Software Compatibility for AFP/IPDS Printing Over TCP/IP

The IBM host software requirements for AFP/IPDS printing when the printer is emulating an IBM 381x, 43xx, 311x or 4028 printer are:

OS/400 V4R5, V5R1 or later through PSF/400 (See Note).

Note:With OS/400 V4R5 or OS/400 V5R1, to print IPDS over TCP/IP through PSF/400.

Software Compatibility for SCS LU1 Printing Over TCP/IP

The IBM iSeries software requirements for TN5250e SCS (LU1) printing using up to 4 sessions when the printer is emulating an IBM 3812-01 printer are:

OS/400 V4R5, V5R1 or later with all PTFs applied

Note:Up to four (4) TN5250e sessions from multiple hosts are supported; however the SCS Menu options settings for all 4 sessions are the same.

The IBM mainframe software requirements for TN3270e SCS (LU1) printing using one session when the printer is emulating an IBM 3287 printer are:

IBM Communications Server (CS) for OS/390 or z/OS Version 2 Release 5 or later on ESA systems

Note:All appropriate APARs must be applied.

TCP/IP for VM/ESA Version 2 Release 4 or later (function level 310 or later)

TCP/IP for VSE/ESA V1 R3 or later using General Print Server Feature

Using Cisco 7500 Series Routers

SCS LU1 Printing Using a Gateway and TCP/IP

If TN3270E capable SNA gateway software supports the TN3270E protocol according to RFC 2355, then a TN3270e session can be used to print SCS jobs directly from a mainframe or iSeries. Examples of these gateways are:

When the printer contains an optional Card for IPDS and SCS/TNe and the Coax/Twinax Adapter for SCS (P/N 28P1842) with a twinaxial cable, the printer attaches to the following IBM hardware:

iSeries servers and e-systems

iSeries Twinaxial Workstation Controllers

iSeries Advanced System/36 Twinaxial Workstation Controller

5494 Remote Control Unit

5394 Remote Control Unit

Notes:

Coax/Twinax Adapter for SCS (P/N 28P1842) microcode level H02-8491 or later is required.

There must be two separate twinax addresses, one for the SCS emulation using the Adapter for SCS and another for the Card's IPDS emulation. The Adapter for SCS does not require the Card for IPDS and SCS/TNe to support SCS.

The Coax/Twinax Adapter for SCS provides SCS data stream support for a twinax connection that requires both IPDS and SCS data stream support when using the Card for IPDS and SCS/TNe.

For Direct Coaxial Attachment - Hardware Compatibility

When the printer contains the Card for IPDS and SCS/TNe and the Coax/Twinax Adapter for SCS with a coaxial cable, the printer attaches to the following IBM hardware:

IBM 3174 Control Unit

ES/9000 Work Station Subsystem Controller

IBM 3174 compatible control units

Notes:

Coax/Twinax Adapter for SCS microcode level H01-9072 or later is required.

The Coax/Twinax Adapter for SCS provides SCS data stream support for a coax connection that requires both IPDS and SCS data stream support when using the Card for IPDS and SCS/TNe.

For Direct Coaxial Attachment - Software Compatibility

The IBM host software requirements for AFP/IPDS printing when the printer is emulating an IBM 381x, 43xx, 311x or 4028 printer are as follows:

Any application or host software that generates the AFP/IPDS data stream for one of the emulated printers such as:

PSF/VSE V2.2.1

PSF/VM V2.1.1 (with maintenance)

GDDM V2.3 with APARs

RSCS V3.2 or later

Applications Solution Features

These features plug into the firmware card slot on the controller board. There is only one slot for either Bar Code card, ImageQuick card, or card for IPDS & SCS/TNe (see IBM Environment Solution features).

(#4821) ImageQuickTM Card Feature

Minimum required = 0

Maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = None

Corequisite = None

The ImageQuick Option Card enables the Infoprint Color 1220 and 1228 printers to print PDF files, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, PCX, DCX, HTML files or URLs referencing PDF or HTML files directly to the printer quickly and easily without using a driver. The Drag'N'Print Utility is included and can be used to create URL bookmarks or to print these objects directly.

Optra Forms uses 'up-to-the-minute' data directly from customer applications and combines it with printer resident electronic forms with text and graphics to produce (print) completed forms such as invoices, statements, pick slips, labels, purchase orders or confirmations with bar codes or other specialized graphics on a variety of paper types.

For Optra Forms:

No Server-based or host based merge program or software is required.

Use with virtually any ASCII text print file from any platform, mainframe, iSeries, UNIX or workstation, over Coax, Twinax, parallel, serial or LAN (TCP/IP).

Generally, make no changes to database applications.

Print different forms at different locations from the same database, possibly using the same data.

Update forms quickly and easily (globally) over the LAN

Provides support for bar codes, color, duplex, multipage form sets and more.

Optra Forms Director is a Windows NT or Windows 2000 server-based program. Using additional host software (AS/400, UNIX or Mainframe), the host application sends a print spool file to a Windows NT or 2000 print queue. Optra Forms Director service automatically parses the print spool file into single or multiple print jobs using Microsoft Visual Basic Script or JScript methods and Named Pipes.

The spool file which may contain many individual documents is customized by separating it into individual jobs or by adding data or particular commands to the individual documents that are then sent to IP, LPR, or Windows printer destinations. The additional data or commands may be to staple, separate documents with a cover page, copy and collate, print on both sides, offset stack, fax, or hole punch each individual job. Print jobs are customized and distributed electronically to network printers automatically without making any changes to host applications.

Optra Forms is supported on the Infoprint Color 1228 using a Optra Forms flash or Hard Disk. Only one Optra Forms flash DIMM is supported. If a Flash DIMM and Optra Forms Flash DIMM are both installed, the Optra Forms DIMM will be used.

(#4874) Optra Forms 4 MB Flash DIMM

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = Optra Forms Software

(#4875) Optra Forms 8 MB Flash DIMM

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = Optra Forms Software

(#4876) Optra Forms 16 MB Flash DIMM

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = Optra Forms Software

(#4877) Optra Forms 5+ GB Hard Disk with Adapter

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = none, Corequisite = Optra Forms Software

Conflict = This feature is mutually exclusive with the 5+GB Hard Disk with Adapter (FC 4329)

This feature plugs into a disk interface slot and does not take up a memory or interface slot.

(#4878) Optra Forms 2-Key Security

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = Serial Port & Optra Forms SW, Corequisite = none

For added security, confidential forms printing can be restricted to authorized personnel using the security features. This is a lock and key that attaches to the printer serial port. When the key is removed, the printer will still print but confidential forms will not. This feature is mutually exclusive with the 3-key security feature (FC 4879).

(#4879) Optra Forms 3-Key Security

Minimum required = 0, maximum allowed = 1

Prerequisite = Serial Port & Optra Forms SW, Corequisite = none

For added security, confidential forms printing can be restricted to to authorized personnel using the security features. This is a lock and key that attaches to the printer serial port. When the key is removed, the printer will still print but confidential forms will not. This feature is mutually exclusive with the 2-key security feature (FC 4878).

Optra Forms Manager enables administrators to manage and distribute forms to multiple printers over a TCP/IP network. This includes loading new forms and updating existing forms on an Optra Forms printer over a TCP/IP network.

Optra Forms Manager lets you:

Keep a master copy of all forms on a PC

Update all printers at same time over TCP/IP after a printer query for its resident Styles and creation dates. Only matching Styles (flash files) with different creation dates are downloaded to the printer over TCP/IP.

Create a Style report and save it to a comma separated variable (CSV) file giving better knowledge about the forms in all the printer. The Style report includes the printer listed by their IP address or DNS name and a description, Style names and their versions and the Optra Forms Merge program version in each printer.

Create PDF files (using Acrobat Distiller) of the data merged with forms after retrieving archive data files from the Optra Forms hard disk. The PDF file can be saved as a softcopy archive file.

Note:With an Optra Forms hard disk, create a job buffering partition or change its size. After the disk is formatted and partitioned, the Optra Forms Merge program is written to the disk.

To use Optra Forms Manager, the Optra Forms printers must be connected to a TCP/IP network. The LPR protocol is also supported to download forms.

Optra Forms Manager is now available on a separate CD for those customers who want to use this program to more effectively manage their Optra Forms printers over TCP/IP. Other third party service providers can also manage their customers forms more cost effectively.

Certifications

Infoprint Color 1228 complies with the global safety standard for Information Technology Equipment, i.e. IEC 60950, and its country equivalents in the markets we serve. The following sections highlight the approvals and certifications that Infoprint Color 1228 is expected to receive.

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